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  • The American President (1995)
    Review preview for The American President

    Occasionally veers into trite territory and the climax involves a big rousing speech, but it’s all very charming and intelligent.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    A widowed president falls for a lobbyist.
  • Ant-Man And The Wasp (2018)
    Review preview for Ant-Man And The Wasp

    Small of scale but big of heart, Ant-Man And The Wasp is a light and charming outing for a staggering film juggernaut.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    As Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.
  • Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
    Review preview for Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania

    It's okay. Relentlessly okay. Non-stop, wall-to-wall okay.

    Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
    Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, explore the Quantum Realm, where they interact with strange creatures and embark on an adventure that goes beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.
  • Ant-Man (2015)
    Review preview for Ant-Man

    Ant-Man’s weirdness and goofy tangents mean that it’s definitely on its way to alleviating the fatigue of the larger pictures.

    Luke Shaw · 3 out of 5
    A con man with the power to decrease in size and increase in strength must pull off a daring heist in order to save the world.
  • Basic Instinct (1992)
    Review preview for Basic Instinct

    Verhoeven is definitely attempting to emulate The Master here, and is frequently successful.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A cop has a dangerous liaison with a suspected murderess.
  • Behind The Candelabra (2013)
    Review preview for Behind The Candelabra

    It is quite something to witness Douglas and Damon embrace the characters quite so authentically.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    The story of legendarily flamboyant entertainer Liberace and the man who loved him.
  • Downwind (2023)
    Review preview for Downwind

    There’s such a huge story here that it’s astonishing that it hasn’t been put on film before.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    The story of the nuclear testing which took place in Mercury, Nevada, where 928 nuclear weapons were detonated between 1951 - 1992.
  • Don't Say A Word (2001)
    Michael Douglas is a New York shrink, whose daughter is kidnapped by Sean Bean.
  • Falling Down (1993)
    Review preview for Falling Down

    This is low-key, nervous, twisted stuff, hinting at anger so deeply ingrained it can only erupt in tight, controlled spurts of rage.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    One hot day in LA a white collar worker goes berserk in the ravaged ruins of South Central.
  • Fatal Attraction (1987)
    Review preview for Fatal Attraction

    At the core of Adrian Lyne's sumptuously photographed fable is an encounter with real chemistry and a vital balance that makes us question - if only for brief moments - whose side we should be on.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A woman becomes dangerously obsessed when she is ignored by the married man with whom she had a one night stand.
  • The Game (1997)
    Review preview for The Game

    Michael Douglas is electrifying.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    An arrogant millionaire discovers that all that glitters is fake.
  • Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past (2009)
    Review preview for Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past

    There's some good material about how getting hurt changes you as a person, but the problem is its too often trapped underneath overly-trite sentiment and the need to please impatient teen girls.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    An eternal bachelor finds himself haunted by romance past, present and future.
  • Haywire (2011)
    Review preview for Haywire

    Soderbergh lays the pretension on thick in flashbacks to the Barcelona job that is clearly at the root of her problems, with slo-mo here and black and white there doing nothing to distract from the fact that it has all the substance of a chocolate bar adv

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A betrayed agent goes rogue in search of revenge.
  • The In-Laws (2003)
    Review preview for The In-Laws

    As an example of comic timing, Brooks is flawless.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A foot doctor, father of the bride gets caught up in the spy shenanigans of the father of the groom.
  • One Night At McCool's (2001)
    Review preview for One Night At McCool's

    Blatently sexist, the film has a centrefold mentality, with violent overtones.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A nymphomaniac uses her charms for the purpose of interior decoration.
  • A Perfect Murder (1998)
    Review preview for A Perfect Murder

    Douglas knows the territory well... he has perfected the iced stare to such a degree you worry in case the wind changes.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A man plots to murder his adulterous wife.
  • Romancing The Stone (1984)
    Review preview for Romancing The Stone

    Issues of originality aside, Romancing ultimately succeeds thanks to the natural on-screen chemistry between Douglas and Turner.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    Odd-couple romance and adventure in the jungle.
  • The Sentinel (2006)
    Review preview for The Sentinel

    The film is like a Chinese meal. You enjoy it at the time, but feel empty half an hour later.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    US secret service attempts to foil a presidential assassination plot, while uncovering a traitor in its midst.
  • Supermensch: The Legend Of Shep Gordon (2013)
    Review preview for Supermensch: The Legend Of Shep Gordon

    As love letters to a friend go, this is one of the funniest and most likeable I’ve seen in a while.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    Documentary about the Hollywood manager.
  • Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
    Review preview for Tell Them Who You Are

    A truly rare opportunity to take a very personal journey into the life of one of Hollywood’s greats.

    Merlin Harries · 5 out of 5
    Acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler is the subject of his son Mark’s documentary focussing on their complex relationship and his father’s illustrious career.
  • Traffic (2000)
    Review preview for Traffic

    Stephen Gaghan's script covers the territory with brutal honesty. The actors respond in kind.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Multi-layered drama of drug trafficking in Mexico and the efforts of American undercover cops to curtail it.
  • Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
    Review preview for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

    There are loads of characters, tonnes of things going on, and little to no reason to invest.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    Gordon Gecko is back, and this time he's predicting financial disaster.
  • Wonder Boys (2000)
    Review preview for Wonder Boys

    The most intelligent American movie since The Ice Storm to deal with the dissolution of promise, the death of ideals and how creative passion is a form of insanity.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Mid-life crisis for once-famous writer in snowy Pittsburgh.
  • Wall Street (1987)
    Review preview for Wall Street

    A morality tale where the theme of loyalty looms large, but which also skewers the materialistic Eighties and the yuppie, money-obsessed brace-wearing capitalists who dominated it.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    A young stock market trader will stop at nothing to succeed, little knowing wealth comes with a price.
  • You, Me And Dupree (2006)
    Review preview for You, Me And Dupree

    American comedies are going through a bad patch. Wit is in short supply.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Irresponsible best man moves in with newly weds and causes havoc

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